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Finance & Markets

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Gains From Europe Fuel Shortage With $1.82b Profit

[Daba Finance] Dangote Petroleum Refinery reported $1.82 billion in net profit for the first half of 2026 as disruptions to Middle East fuel exports increased demand for products from its Lagos plant.

  • Dangote Refinery earned $1.82 billion profit in H1 2026
  • Europe fuel shortage caused by Iran closing Strait of Hormuz
  • Dangote became Europe's largest jet fuel supplier during shortage

AI

Splunk Preps Second Open Source LLM for Telemetry Data

Splunk is gearing up to make an artificial intelligence (AI) model for analyzing log data available on Hugging Face under an open source license. Additionally, Splunk at its .conf26 conference this week revealed it is developing a Universal Collector, expected to be available in beta in 2027, to streamline collection of all types of…

Culture

Devastating Defensive Miscue Costs Game, Goes Viral

The Rochester Red Wings, the Washington Nationals' Triple-A affiliate, had a moment to forget in Tuesday's loss.

  • Rochester Red Wings lose to Buffalo Bisons 9-8
  • Jay Harry's throw goes awry, allowing Pinango to score
  • Red Wings face five games against Buffalo in season finale
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